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NCT vs MOT Due to the resurgence of UK imports into the Irish car market in recent years, vehicle data expert Cartell.ie decided to drill into the published statistics for the Irish NCT and UK equivalent MOT roadworthiness tests. To assess the Top 5 UK Imports into Ireland in 2018, based on their reliability and […]

A quick word of advice to all our customers. Cartell is aware of circulation of forged NCT Discs displayed on front window which look extremely authentic. The number on the disc will correspond with the true most recent NCT Certificate number but the date of validity will be misrepresentative of the true pass date. The […]

Apply for your NCT and Car Servicing Now to Avoid Costs in January With January fast approaching – traditionally one of the worst months in the year for expenses – Cartell offers some advice to consumers. January is a miserable month for most of us: Christmas is over, the turkey is eaten, the beer and […]

The National Car Test (NCT) now applies annually to vehicles 10 years old since June 1. Up until that date vehicles were subject to their first NCT after four years and another test every two years thereafter. The new rules mean a vehicle will still have its first NCT after four years and will then […]

The Irish Times reports – in an article written by David Labanyi – that an investigation into alleged flaws in the equipment used for the National Car Test (NCT) carried out in February, prior to the Prime Time revelations last week, failed to identify any significant problems. The investigation was carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) […]

Cartell.ie understands that Applus+, the company given responsibility to conduct the National Car Test (NCT) will launch an internal investigation following revelations last night on RTÉs Prime Time programme which claimed bribes had been accepted by NCT officials in return for allowing defective vehicles pass the test. This calls into question the integrity of the […]

The Irish Independent today reports that motorists are having their cars seized in unprecedented numbers because they are refusing to tax or insure them or apply for the NCT. 26,044 cars were seized by Gardai at the roadside last year which was more than twice the amount in previous years, according to Treacy Hogan. The […]

The Irish Times reports that 10-year-old cars face an annual NCT from June. A spokeswoman for Applus+, the company which carries out the test, is quoted by Pamela Duncan of The Irish Times as confirming that cars which are 10 years or older will have to be tested annually from June onwards. She added that […]

New VRT rules sees Vehicle Imports decline to lowest level in three years Figures for September show a fall in imported vehicles to less than 3,000. This was the lowest number in three years and a decline of over fifty percent when compared with August (6,144). A spike was seen in August before the new […]

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